SMALLMOUTH SEASON PREP: Streamer Leader Build

[@Trouthunter39]

Can tell a lot about a fisherman by the speed of their blood knot! Love your stuff!

[@marks.5288]

Excellent! Thank you, wiil definitively give it a try soon.

[@joshfriedman1461]

Thanks very helpful. I have trouble with blood knots. May I ask what you are doing when you put the knot in your mouth twice (I assume you’re not just lubricating it). Are you straightening or lengthening the tag ends. Thanks? Maybe a separate video on how you tie the blood knot? Thanks!!

[@davidgilbert4195]

What is the difference in using the blood knot over the double uni knot? My thoughts are the blood knot has both tag ends on the inside verse the uni with the tags on the outside of the knot. This may let the knots travel through the rod guides better. Your thoughts please.

[@mikehulsey4813]

Another good video and informative for folks learning to build out their own leaders. Hopefully they practice the two knots shown, and pick up the needed materials and actually carry it with them on the water, or build out a bunch of leaders in advance. Just like tying your own flies and having the ability to customize every aspect of your bugs, building out your own leaders is a good way to be able to customize your leaders on the water and without fear of messing something up that you can’t fix yourself. 100% in agreement on the fluorocarbon as well, and it sinks whereas mono floats, learned these lessons years and years ago during my time spent on trails tournament fishing.

[@MrLapin-LL]

I’m sure you already try this but what about just longer 40, them 30, then 20 (or 16)? Do you feel that going very “taper” with a 5 section leader makes an actual difference with delivering a big fly (bass fly) vs a simpler 2 or 3 section leader? Just curious to have your opinion about the “plus” of a 5 section leader vs a simpler 2-3… Thanks for sharing!

[@SchultzOutfitters]

The taper definitely helps. You can fish the leader you’re describing for sure, but if you’re striving for the best the full taper does cast better in our opinion.

[@MrLapin-LL]

Ok, I will try it this Summer! Thx.

[@EscapingTheCity]

What kind of lines do you throw these on? I always had it ingrained in me to fish streamers on sinking lines with short 4-5ft leaders. No clue if that's even right, but I feel like longer leaders will do a better job especially with fluorocarbon

[@Detroit3Pistons]

Most likely Scientific Anglers Full Intermediate Titan Taper or a Scientific Anglers Sink Tip.

[@elliotthess5107]

What are your reasons for not running a swivel?

[@SchultzOutfitters]

we don't find a need for it

[@nicholaspepper6989]

How long is that? That seems really long for streamers on a sinking lines or do you run this with floating?

[@jasonvenesky2438]

More wraps if you’re going 12lb or lighter?

[@SchultzOutfitters]

Yessir!

[@skitheeast1234]

Love it!

[@StephenPhillips-tr4kh]

Do you have all those weights of Hatch fluorocarbon at your shop?

[@SchultzOutfitters]

Yep!

[@aw00gaaw00ga1]

Are you using that long of a leader on an intermediate line?

[@SchultzOutfitters]

Yes

[@swordfish9921]

Money!!!

[@markvincent8964]

Complicated much 4 foot of 15# works just fine lol

[@SchultzOutfitters]

Sure! So does a cane pole and a crawler. You can put in however much effort you want…but for turning over big flies accurately, this build or at least some taper is the way.

[@JoelSzymczyk]

good but not great, those knots are not seated completely.... not even close. I know they work for you. try to BREAK every knot you tie... all the way down to 6 and 4 lb test.....

[@Scoopswift]

💀💀💀💀💀 you must not know who this is.